Lighting nightmare

Our roads are becoming increasing hostile and stressful because of excessive light being emitted by traffic. chiefly to blame for this madness has to be the motor industry for manufacturing vehicles with overpowerful LEd headlights in a variety of quirky designs, with fashion rather than safety as a priority.

To add to the problem, some drivers fail to adjust their lights correctly, others are routinely switching on fog lamps even in clear visibility, and a few park and wait outside shops with their lights fully ablaze.

In response to this overabundance, cyclists are now using ultra bright LEd lights in a number of disturbing flash modes, not even moderating their output when cycling close to pedestrians on traffic-free routes. The daily commute to and from work in the town or city during the dark winter months has become a lightmare. It’s bad for road safety and bad for health.

R.M. ATKINSON, Edinburgh.